Thursday 22 December 2022

HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!!

Also known by MidWinter, Yule!

At the darkest moment of the year, light is reborn. From the womb of the night is born the child of light who is the returning year.

Solstice reminds us that the Goddess is, beyond all, associated with regeneration. Death gives way to birth, ending in new beginnings. Another reminder that every quality contains and gives to its opposite. There can be no light without darkness, no darkness without light.

Winter is officially here, the time of death and conception, the Yin peak of the year in the Taoist calendar, a special time for us women, where the yin prevails...!

We dive into the Water Element represented by our kidneys, guardians of ancestral QI/CHI, the storehouse of genetic energy, holding the reproductive essence, our life force. Associated with the virtues of wisdom and gentleness (and the negative emotion of fear).
  • Jade is a great crystal to heal the kidneys, you've one more reason to keep connected with your Jade Egg!
A Good Tip for this Winter and actually you can apply all year round:

***Keep your kidneys warm, don't forget they look after your life force, (your creative energy which is present in everything you do!...) - give them a good rub every day. 

*And if you're rubbing your kidneys just bring the movement down and give an energetic rub, and some tapping in your sacrum (the triangle bone in the base of your spine), keep it warm! The sacrum is in the back of your sexual, creative centre, connecting with all pelvic nerves, for the Taoist the sacrum is the gateway to the Universe beyond the visible... This is a simple thing to keep this important area of your body healthy and free of tension and lower back pain!

 Here is an extra:

**When people ask me what to do if they feel this part of the body is cold, I recommend wearing a scarf around their waist, keeping the kidneys and sacrum warm. This can apply to everyone who spends a long time in the same position (like sitting with their computers, playing an instrument, etc...)

*And of course, ladies, it is especially good to keep your kidneys warm when you're with your moontime (your period) and if you are cold or tired. 

Another great practice for the above and to keep your kidneys and adrenal glands (a little helmet above them) rejuvenated and healthy, is to do the kidney breathing - for those familiar with this practice, to the others who want to learn, keep posted for next year workshops and evening circles!


© Anamarta

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